Addicting game. I got 310 my first try but then started popping the penguin up and hitting line drives. My high is 319.9 but I'm determined to beat all of you!

EDIT: Just hit 323.4 after hitting 319.8 and 310.3

(edited by ShotGunShep on 21.1.04 2144)"Huard, gonna go back to throw the ball. Sets up, looks, throws towards the corner of the endzone...it is INTERCEPTED INTERCEPTED, THE DUCKS HAVE THE BALL! Down to the 35, the 40. Kenny Wheaton's gonna score! Kenny Wheaton is gonna score! 20, the 10, Touchdown! Kenny Wheaton on the interception, the most incredible finish to the football game!" Jerry Allen... 'Nuff Said

The physics are interesting. The sweet spot seems to be at right around 190. If the penguin hits the ground before 190, he'll bounce, and the point of his first bounce will be a little under 60% of the final distance. If he hits the ground past 190, he'll go splat. So if you're hitting fly balls right around 190 (I just got 191.1), you're just missing monster scores.

The collision detection algorithm prevents a lot of potentially steep angles, meaning that pop flies all seem to land in that 190-207 range.

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Originally posted by vspThe physics are interesting. The sweet spot seems to be at right around 190. If the penguin hits the ground before 190, he'll bounce, and the point of his first bounce will be a little under 60% of the final distance. If he hits the ground past 190, he'll go splat. So if you're hitting fly balls right around 190 (I just got 191.1), you're just missing monster scores.

The collision detection algorithm prevents a lot of potentially steep angles, meaning that pop flies all seem to land in that 190-207 range.

I just popped one up (and had it stick in the ground) at 189.1. Just wanna let ya know. I thought I was gonna get a monster score. I've gotten it to stick in the ground exactly at 200 twice and once at 199.9... It's fun

EDIT: Two tries after posting I hit 323.5 Don't know if any more is possible

2nd EDIT: I just got a low of 56 point something, although it looked like I swung and missed. Hmm(edited by ShotGunShep on 22.1.04 0941)

(edited by ShotGunShep on 22.1.04 0943)"Huard, gonna go back to throw the ball. Sets up, looks, throws towards the corner of the endzone...it is INTERCEPTED INTERCEPTED, THE DUCKS HAVE THE BALL! Down to the 35, the 40. Kenny Wheaton's gonna score! Kenny Wheaton is gonna score! 20, the 10, Touchdown! Kenny Wheaton on the interception, the most incredible finish to the football game!" Jerry Allen... 'Nuff Said

Originally posted by vspThe physics are interesting. The sweet spot seems to be at right around 190. If the penguin hits the ground before 190, he'll bounce, and the point of his first bounce will be a little under 60% of the final distance. If he hits the ground past 190, he'll go splat. So if you're hitting fly balls right around 190 (I just got 191.1), you're just missing monster scores.

I just got a *splat* at 190.2, so I'd say you're right on there.

EDIT: I just got a *splat* at 189.7. I'd quite doing this if I could get above 320!

I have no idea how you guys managed to hit that penguin so softly. My best wiff is in the low 60's.

Also, hitting penguins into the air while listening to the Two Towers theme (the Requiem remix) is way more amusing than it ought to be. It makes me feel like the world is gonna end if those penguins don't fly.

-Jag

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